Competition ratios for 2018

Competition ratios for the 2018 recruitment round

Competition ratios
Specialty Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Acute Medicine / Core Medical Training CT1 Applications 2455 Posts 1637 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty ACCS Anaesthetics / Core Anaesthetics CT1 Applications 1428 Posts 581 Competition ratio 2.46
Specialty ACCS Emergency Medicine CT1/ST1 Applications 700 Posts 369 Competition ratio 1.90
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine ST3 Applications 257 Posts 131 Competition ratio 1.96
Specialty Allergy ST3 Applications 11 Posts 1 Competition ratio 11.00
Specialty Anaesthetics ST3 Applications 533 Posts 392 Competition ratio 1.36
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 Applications 9 Posts 3 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Cardiology ST3 Applications 358 Posts 140 Competition ratio 2.56
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 Applications 90 Posts 11 Competition ratio 8.18
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 Applications 33 Posts 9 Competition ratio 3.67
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST1 Applications 94 Posts 11 Competition ratio 8.55
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Applications 63 Posts 82 Competition ratio 0.77
Specialty Clinical Genetics ST3 Applications 35 Posts 13 Competition ratio 2.69
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 Applications 20 Posts 13 Competition ratio 1.54
Specialty Clinical Oncology ST3 Applications 123 Posts 53 Competition ratio 2.32
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ST3 Applications 14 Posts 14 Competition ratio 1.00
Specialty Clinical Radiology ST1 Applications 1090 Posts 291 Competition ratio 3.75
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST3 Applications 125 Posts 69 Competition ratio 1.81
Specialty Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 Applications 93 Posts 10 Competition ratio 9.30
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training CT1 Applications 754 Posts 510 Competition ratio 1.48
Specialty Core Surgical Training CT1 Applications 1870 Posts 636 Competition ratio 2.94
Specialty Dermatology ST3 Applications 172 Posts 55 Competition ratio 3.13
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Applications 5 Posts 6 Competition ratio 0.83
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3 Applications 91 Posts 83 Competition ratio 1.10
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4 Applications 89 Posts 79 Competition ratio 1.13
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus ST3 Applications 150 Posts 104 Competition ratio 1.44
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry ST4 Applications 45 Posts 35 Competition ratio 1.29
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Applications 5 Posts 3 Competition ratio 1.67
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Applications 3 Posts 1 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Gastroenterology ST3 Applications 233 Posts 93 Competition ratio 2.51
Specialty General and Vascular Surgery ST3 Applications 396 Posts 257 Competition ratio 1.54
Specialty General Practice ST1 Applications 4987 Posts 3763 Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty General Psychiatry ST4 Applications 189 Posts 186 Competition ratio 1.02
Specialty General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry ST4 Applications 15 Posts 9 Competition ratio 1.67
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Applications 26 Posts 10 Competition ratio 2.60
Specialty General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Applications 51 Posts 46 Competition ratio 1.11
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine ST3 Applications 22 Posts 37 Competition ratio 0.59
Specialty Geriatric Medicine ST3 Applications 216 Posts 171 Competition ratio 1.26
Specialty Haematology ST3 Applications 128 Posts 80 Competition ratio 1.60
Specialty Histopathology ST1 Applications 188 Posts 102 Competition ratio 1.84
Specialty Immunology ST3 Applications 19 Posts 9 Competition ratio 2.11
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Applications 293 Posts 169 Competition ratio 1.73
Specialty Medical Oncology ST3 Applications 121 Posts 55 Competition ratio 2.20
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology ST3 Applications 4 Posts 3 Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Applications 12 Posts 4 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Metabolic Medicine ST3 Applications 18 Posts 22 Competition ratio 0.82
Specialty Neurology ST3 Applications 137 Posts 52 Competition ratio 2.63
Specialty Neurosurgery ST1 Applications 152 Posts 34 Competition ratio 4.47
Specialty Neurosurgery ST3 Applications 12 Posts 2 Competition ratio 6.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine ST3 Applications 8 Posts 3 Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 Applications 511 Posts 275 Competition ratio 1.86
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 Applications 270 Posts 95 Competition ratio 2.84
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3 Applications 26 Posts 11 Competition ratio 2.36
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Applications 52 Posts 66 Competition ratio 0.79
Specialty Ophthalmology ST1 Applications 378 Posts 101 Competition ratio 3.74
Specialty Ophthalmology ST3 Applications 42 Posts 18 Competition ratio 2.33
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 Applications 35 Posts 8 Competition ratio 4.38
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 Applications 21 Posts 15 Competition ratio 1.40
Specialty Otolaryngology ST3 Applications 132 Posts 56 Competition ratio 2.36
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Applications 36 Posts 13 Competition ratio 2.77
Specialty Paediatric Surgery ST3 Applications 42 Posts 10 Competition ratio 4.20
Specialty Paediatrics ST1 Applications 585 Posts 451 Competition ratio 1.30
Specialty Paediatrics ST2 Applications 42 Posts 28 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Paediatrics ST3 Applications 75 Posts 50 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Paediatrics ST4 Applications 105 Posts 83 Competition ratio 1.27
Specialty Palliative Medicine ST3 Applications 106 Posts 38 Competition ratio 2.79
Specialty Plastic Surgery ST3 Applications 134 Posts 32 Competition ratio 4.19
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 Applications 14 Posts 40 Competition ratio 0.35
Specialty Public Health Medicine ST1 Applications 754 Posts 78 Competition ratio 9.67
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 Applications 39 Posts 33 Competition ratio 1.18
Specialty Renal Medicine ST3 Applications 116 Posts 77 Competition ratio 1.51
Specialty Respiratory Medicine ST3 Applications 221 Posts 94 Competition ratio 2.35
Specialty Rheumatology ST3 Applications 125 Posts 52 Competition ratio 2.40
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 Applications 32 Posts 12 Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 Applications 409 Posts 142 Competition ratio 2.88
Specialty Urology ST3 Applications 125 Posts 47 Competition ratio 2.66

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